U-District
October 9, 2024
Game day greeter
John Clinton Cohn, who ran John’s Parking for many years, cheered with Husky fans as they passed the lot on game days—a tradition he upheld through his 94th year.
September 10, 2024
Husky classics rock
As several long-standing businesses continue to prove, the more the U District changes, the more it stays the same.
August 29, 2024
Last straw for Scarecrow?
Seattle might say goodbye to Scarecrow Video, a beloved institution in the U District, if they don't raise much-needed funds by the end of 2024.
May 29, 2024
Ice cream dream
Lois Ko of Sweet Alchemy takes on art in all forms: prints, pottery, watercolor... and ice cream.
December 18, 2023
Treasure on the Ave
The "granddaddy" of Seattle farmers markets celebrates 30 years of bringing farm-fresh goods to the University District.
November 9, 2023
A requiem for Burgermaster
A hotspot for UW rowers and other community members, Burgermaster's flagship location has an uncertain future.
August 28, 2023
Welcome to campus
UW President Ana Mari Cauce provides an update on the University and its surrounding community.
December 4, 2021
The Inn crowd is back
Raise a toast to the historic, quirky joint that has come back from a COVID-19 closure.
September 11, 2021
The you district
When the University of Washington community makes its jubilant return, we are returning to a U District that has been forever changed.
September 4, 2021
Welcome back
In-person classes and a new U District await students returning to campus this fall.
June 1, 2001
U-PASS success
For its success, the U-PASS program—which despite a 10 percent increase in campus population has reduced morning peak-hour traffic in the “U” District by 17 percent—has won 11 local and national awards.
December 1, 1991
Menu memories
Some of the old haunts are ghosts now, but others are scaring up plenty of student business.